The Inbetweeners Movie 2 has been shooting in Australia, with the cast recently posting a snap of themselves outside Sydney Opera House (Picture: EFD)

Those eagerly awaiting the arrival of The Inbetweeners Movie sequel won’t have too much longer to wait after the film’s release date was officially confirmed.

The Inbetweeners Movie 2 – the follow-up to the 2011 box office smash – will open at cinemas across the UK and Ireland on Wednesday August 6.

That puts it in direct competition with some of this year’s biggest summer blockbusters, including Guardians Of The Galaxy – which is scheduled to open on August 1 – Disney sequel Planes 2 and The Expendables 3 which is due to debut the following weekend.

News of the film’s confirmed date was also warmly welcomed across Twitter, with ‘Inbetweeners 2’ becoming a hot trending topic and reactions ranging from ‘this has made my day’ to ‘so excited for this!!’

The original film made over £40m at the UK box office (Picture: Channel 4)

The new movie will see all four major cast members – Simon Bird, James Buckley, Blake Harrison and Joe Thomas – return as Jay, Simon, Will and Neil, with a storyline which sees them head to Australia for a holiday.

They will be joined by cast newcomer Freddie Stroma – who played Cormac McLaggen in the Harry Potter movies – who reportedly plays a wealthy young man they meet on their travels.